CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights

Synonyms:

constructive trust; involuntary trust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("constructive trust" is a kind of...):

implied trust (a trust inferred by operation of law)

Credits